"Both the temple and the church were behind the incident on the 9th" - Prasanna

“A professor came to my house. The fire was started by a Thero. Both the church and the temple were behind these provocations, ”Chief Government Whip Prasanna Ranatunga told parliament.

“It seems that this is a Buddhist country, led by village level monks who incited people to set fire to houses and commit atrocities. There is nothing to hide, ”said Ranatunga.

"Those monks, even if these religious leaders fall to this level, it is unthinkable that there will be any discipline in this country. On the 9th we saw Cardinal Thera and Ven. Gahapiyaw, isn't that what you mean? That is what the leaders of the JVP said, said Ranatunga.

A video we saw. Priests rang bells in churches, brought people in, and set fire to people's homes. Every Sunday we saw a video of a Catholic couple going to church setting fire to their business. Their businesses were not set on fire by politics.

Not only temples but also Catholic churches were behind this, ”said the Chief Government Whip.

“After saying this, the Thero will be angry tomorrow. Says it doesn't even come to my soil. I do not mind, ”said Prasanna Ranatunga.